unhungry

adj

"unhungry" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unhungry” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not hungry.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unhungry · unhungry · English

unhungry · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unhungry
PropertyValue
Headwordunhungry
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unhungry” in English

unhungryfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unhungry is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not hungry.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unhungry, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unhungrye, equivalent to un- + hungry. The correct English form is unhungry, spelled U-N-H-U-N-G-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not hungry.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unhungry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. To realize this unhungry man, who produces such avid beauty and horror […]
  2. I look back at the plate, thoroughly unhungry, pick up my fork, study the plate hard […]

Etymology

From Middle English unhungrye, equivalent to un- + hungry.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unhungry"?
"unhungry" is spelled U-N-H-U-N-G-R-Y.
What does "unhungry" mean?
As an adjective, "unhungry" means: Not hungry.
What is the origin of the word "unhungry"?
From Middle English unhungrye, equivalent to un- + hungry. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list